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• How to create custom notification tones in iOS 5

  Apple's latest iOS 5 operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices went live last week and one of its new features is custom notification tones.

  By Ross Catanzariti | 18 October, 2011 09:39

  Tags: Apple, Apple iPhone 4, Apple iPhone 4S, iOS 5, iPhone, mobile phones, smartphones

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  iPhone 4 newbies: 10 essential tips and tricks

  You soon-to-be Verizon iPhone 4 customers can learn from the experiences of others. Take it from iPhone old-timers, you're about to enter a magical world of awesome apps running on the most simplistic, addictive device on the planet.

  By Tom Kaneshige | 09 February, 2011 07:33

  Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, iPhone, Phones, Verizon Wireless

• How to restore an iPhone

  QUESTION I've bought a number of apps for my Apple iPhone via iTunes and the App Store. To avoid draining the battery by downloading apps directly to the handset, I'd like to connect my iPhone to my Windows XP PC using USB and transfer them over. However, when I connect the phone its icon doesn't appear on the desktop (although it does charge up). I've tried updating iTunes, restarting the PC and using a different USB port, all to no avail.

  By Chris Byers | 13 August, 2010 02:19

  Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, iPhone, iphone apps, iTunes, Mac, PC Peripherals, Phones, Phones & PDAs, smartphones, software

• 14 ways to supercharge your smartphone

  Are you using your smartphone to its fullest? Probably not--smartphone owners typically push their devices up to only about half their potential. Here are 14 smartphone apps to help your Android handset, BlackBerry, or iPhone become all that it can be.

  By Ian Paul | 13 May, 2010 00:08

  Tags: Android, android market, apple iphone, Google Android, iPhone, iphone app store, mobile apps, mobile phones, smartphones

• How to install Android on your iPhone

  Maybe you want to liberate your iPhone from Apple's clutches. Maybe you just want to tinker with something new. Either way, you've seen Android running on the iPhone, and you want to try it for yourself.

  By David Wang | 20 May, 2010 10:52

  Tags: Google Android, iPhone

• Create the world's fastest, easiest, cheapest, and best iPhone stand

  So you're on the airplane, ready to watch Zombieland on your iPhone, when suddenly you realize you have no stand, no way to prop it up at a comfortable viewing angle.

  By Rick Broida | 12 March, 2010 14:27

  Tags: iPhone, mp3 player accessories, mp3 players, portable media players

• Six hidden iPhone shortcuts

  Last week, a new iPhone app called Tiger Text hit the App Store. The app lets users send text messages to a server that could be read by the recipient via an app reader. The text message would then be wiped from the face of the earth (i.e. both the texter and recipient's iPhones, and the server) after a pre-determined amount of time.

  By Tom Kaneshige | 03 March, 2010 10:54

  Tags: iPhone

• 14 Great Things iPhones and BlackBerrys Can Do

  Smartphones are intelligent, but with the 14 tips and tricks in this story, they could approach genius territory. We'll show you how to run seven separate devices from your iPhone, how to play Internet radio (mostly for free) on your BlackBerry, how to make free phone calls from an iPod Touch, and how to revive a dead cell phone battery (if it's detachable) while you're in winter weather.

  By Zack Stern | 29 April, 2009 03:27

  Tags: Blackberry, iPhone, smartphones

• Turn your iPhone into a remote mouse and keyboard

  When I give presentations, watch movies from the sofa in my office, or need to start a task away from my desk, I don't want to be within arm's length of my mouse. So I appreciate the freedom offered by Air Mouse Pro (US$6, buy-only), a full-featured remote control from R.P.A. Tech. The top half of the Air Mouse Pro Screen features a two-button trackpad, while the bottom half gives you a keyboard, along with controls for browsing the Web and playing movies and music.

  By Kate Dohe | 28 April, 2009 08:41

  Tags: Apple, app store, iPhone

• How to recreate 13 iPhone 3.0 features right now!

  Apple's announcement of its official 3.0 firmware release for the iPhone and iTouch line of products was met with a mixed dose of excitement and unhappiness.

  By David Murphy | 19 March, 2009 16:07

  Tags: iPhone, iphone apps